Marcus POV

Time Check 11:30 PM

I still have 30 minutes, and I must drive so fast to get here; the good thing is that there are only a few cars on the way, and we didn't encounter any traffic. If not, we will indeed be arriving here so late, and it will blow my plan! I can't allow that! Thankfully, Gulf is still sleeping because if my baby knows about it, he will surely be mad at me.

He has trauma from fast cars, as his parents died in a car accident. I remember the day the detective said his parent got killed on the road due to an accident. When my parents asked how it happened because we know how careful Uncle Richard was when ensuring his car was well-taken care of, they were shocked by the news. The detective added that the driver, Uncle Richard, was driving the car so fast because they were on the way to Gulf, which added to the car's impact when they collided with a ten-wheeler truck in front of them. If Uncle Richards weren't driving fast, maybe his parents would have avoided their death. But the main culprit still is the broken break of their car.

Flashback

Gulf and I just got here at my house. My parents asked me to fetch Gulf from school. He is currently graduating from being an Elementary Student, while I am also graduating from Senior high school. They seem so worried when we talk on the phone. I was confused when they asked me to fetch him when Auntie Grace was always the one fetching and bringing him home from school before returning to her Antique Shop.

When we got home, I saw my mom and dad acting weird in the living room. They seem so restless.

"Hi Mom, Dad, we're home!" I yelled to them.

"Hi Auntie, Hi Uncle!" Gulf happily greeted them.

"Oh, Yes, Gulf! Ahh, Mew! Can you accompany Gulf first to your room? Someone is coming here later. We have to talk to them here in the living room." My mom said.

"Ok, Mom!" I spoke without asking further questions. I held Gulf's hand to guide him to my room, but he suddenly stopped.

"Ahh, Auntie, do you know where mom is? I'd been waiting for her to come to school to fetch me, but she didn't come. Do you know where she is?" Gulf asks them. I was shocked when my mom suddenly sobbed, and then dad instantly hugged her.

"What's wrong, mom? Why are you crying?" I asked them.

"Ahhh, it's nothing, Son; Mom is just tired! Come on, join Gulf in your room too. Our guest is about to come. It's an Adult Matter, so..." He said while trying to calm my mom.

I still want to question them, but I think it's not the right time, so I do what they ask me.

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Suddenly, I woke up from my sleep. I saw Gulf still sleeping on my side while holding my arm. This kid is adorable!

I felt a sudden urge to drink water, so I went downstairs to fetch some. That is when I heard what my parents and two other men were talking about.

"Why! How did it happen!" My mom said while trying to hold her tears and anger.

"Hon, Calm down! We need to listen to them first." My dad said while trying to calm my mom.

"Officer, how did it happen? I have known Richard my whole life. He would never be this reckless, especially if he were with Grace. He always ensured that the car was in good condition before driving it. He's always been paranoid about the safety of his wife and son. He would never endanger them." My dad said. He sounded so angry while looking at those two men sitting in our living room. I got confused! Are they talking about Uncle Richard?

"We don't know the complete detail yet, Ma'am. What causes the break to lose while Mr. Chantara is driving his car? We all know from what we saw on the CCTV and the people who saw the accident. Mr. Chantara is driving his car at 80 km/hr., which is greater than the city speed limit, which is 60 km/hr. Mr. Chantara seems to speed up when he notices that there is not much of a car driving in that area. Then suddenly, when he tried to stop the car because there was a pedestrian that appeared in front of them, it didn't go thru, that is why Mr. Chantara had to counterflow from the other side of the road in which he didn't notice the oncoming truck that was in front of them. They collided with that truck, causing them to die on the spot. As per our investigation with their car, someone cut the break of their vehicle on purpose." The officer said.

I was shocked and devastated by the nerve-wracking news I had heard. Are Auntie and Uncle dead? Why?

"What? Cut on purpose? So, someone wants to cause the accident? Someone wants to kill them. But why? They are the most honest and down-to-earth people I know! Who would want them dead? Why!" My mom said while crying. My dad remained still, trying to calm her. I can't blame them. They are so close. Uncle and Dad are best friends, and so, as Auntie and my mom. Our family is like a twin family.

"That's what we want to know, ma'am, sir. Is there someone you may know that wants to harm them? A business competitor, maybe? Who knows that both of you? Mr. Ayutthaya and Mr. Chantara are handling your own business now. Do you know someone capable of doing this inhuman thing?" The officer asked my mom and dad.

"No! We can't think of someone. Our business is straight as a needle! We don't do any illegal thing, so we don't know how someone can do this to them." My dad said. I can't take listening to their conversation anymore. I immediately ran back to my room and hugged Gulf. I started to cry for my best friend.

How can this happen to them? What will happen now to Gulf? He doesn't have any other family members that I know! Gulf suddenly wakes up from his deep slumber. He was shocked when he noticed me crying.

"Mew, what happened? Why are you crying?" He asked me.

"I'm so sorry, Gulf. I'm so sorry!" I keep saying sorry to him. I can't tell him what happened; I'm sure it will break his innocent heart! Poor Gulf!

I don't know what will happen to him now. We just hugged each other. He was confused, but he hugged me because I was still crying.

END OF FLASHBACK

When Gulf learned what happened, he became devastated for years. He is always crying. He also develops a trauma for cars. My mom and dad consulted a psychiatrist to help him. After two years, he starts to overcome that trauma, but still, he can't tolerate the trauma of speeding cars.

The case of Auntie and Uncle became a cold case that was never solved. The culprit who did that horrible thing to them is still on the loose. I think my parent didn't pursue it anymore because they didn't want to keep shoving that incident to Gulf's face and bring pain again for him. The pain of losing his parent on the same day. We never talked about it again.

After that day, Gulf became part of our family. Suppose Gulf agreed when mom asked him if he wanted to be their son, but he refused. But still, my mom and dad started to treat him as their own, which I'm so thankful for now, cause if not and my parents succeeded in adopting him. We can never be like this—two-person who madly love each other.

So, if he knows that I drive the car so fast, he will surely get mad at me and will not talk to me again like what happened when I was 18 years old when I got my first car. I still remember how angry he was with me when he knew about my fast-driving adventure. He didn't talk to me for a month! If it happens today! I will indeed die in loneliness.

We finally arrived, and I carefully parked my car in the parking lot. Then I decided to wake my baby, who was still sleeping peacefully. My baby has been sulking at me since yesterday. He may think that he can fool me by saying he's okay, but no, I already knew him inside and out. I can tell if he's happy or mad at me or if he is sulking about something. I know him very well now.

I have almost spilled the truth to him many times since yesterday! I really can't bear him being sad like this. I can't make him mad at me, and most importantly, we haven't been able to be intimate again with each other since yesterday. Many will think it is just what I want, that I only want to have sex with him, but no! I can't bear to be disconnected from him, even for a day! I love him so much now! I don't know how it started or when I started to feel this way with him! He's my best friend, for god's sake! Also, a man!

Until one day! I feel so anxious when he is not there beside me. I felt so lonely, sad, and afraid. I felt like I was suffocating. I want to see him every single second of every day. I don't want him to be near other guys! Even with him talking to them due to business matters, I can't help but feel so jealous! I admit I was foolish not to recognize my feeling for him earlier. I was dumb, thinking I could forget about my feelings for him if I diverted my mind to someone else. I'm an asshole. I admit that! I've hurt him so many times. I entertain other girls to prove that I'm still straight, except for that last time. I don't know how I still ended up doing it. I want to ask that previous secretary of mine what she did to me, but I can't find her anymore! I know I'm just excusing myself for all of this. Lame excuse, but it's true.

I'm so happy that he's finally with me, and he is my baby now. I love him so much. I don't know if it's the same amount of love when I'm with Allyssa, but he is different. I feel so different about him. I think more to him, more possessive, more aroused, more loved, more of everything. He made me realize that love has no gender.

Today is my baby's birthday. Yes! Of course, I remember. How can I not! It is the most precious day for me because this is the day that the most important person to me came into this world. I've been planning my surprise for him for some time now. I wanted to surprise him, but he started feeling sad because he thought I didn't remember. I'm so on the verge of saying all of this to him. Thankfully I survived!

Here we are at the resort where he saves my life. Our memories here are mostly wrong. But as of this moment, I'm going to change that.

"Babe, wake up. we're here!" I said to him. I saw him move, signaling that he was finally awake.

"Where are we, babe? I thought we were going home." He said, sounding so huskily as if he was waking up after being asleep for 5 hours.

"No, babe, I brought you somewhere nice! Come on! We don't have much time left." I said to him. We need to hurry because It's nearly midnight.

"Okay! If you say so!" he said confusedly. I just handed him my hand for him to hold, which he immediately obliged to do. He smiled at me. Oh! God! Babe, don't smile like that yet, or else I will not survive these seconds of not being connected to you. His smile is enough for me to feel aroused. I already felt my brother down there starting to get hard, but I need to ignore it, or I will surely ruin everything.

"But first, babe!" I let go of his hand because I had forgotten to put a blindfold on him.

"Babe, what is this?" He confusedly asked me. I held his hand again.

"Just you wait, baby, we're almost there" I assisted him until we finally arrived at where my plan was.

When we arrived, I checked the time on my wristwatch.

11:58 PM. It's almost time.

"Are you ready, baby?" I asked my baby.

"I'm nervous, but yes. Anything for you, babe!" he said while smiling beautifully. Stop it now, babe, please.

I just kissed his temple instead. I gave a signal to the man waiting on the other end. I removed his blindfold and replaced it with my hands.

"3,2,1! Surprise!" I removed my hand that was covering his eyes.

"Omg, Babe!" he said while looking at my surprise for him.

To be continued
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